Sharing the Latest News: AFB CareerConnect Connections Newsletter

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AFB CareerConnect has not done a newsletter in a long time, but it felt like it was time to let you all know what is going on. You may not have known that AFB CareerConnect launched the CareerConnect Blog last week. That is right, AFB trusts Joe Strechay and Detra Bannister with a blog. The CareerConnect Blog will bring you employment related information and advice with a touch of humor and style. The blog will also provide updates on the program, mentors, and other relevant news. Posts will come from Joe Strechay, Detra Bannister, mentors, and professionals from around the United States. Visit the AFB CareerConnect Blog! Below, you will read information about the different posts and new sections AFB CareerConnect has added. There is a lot going on, and you will not want to fall behind.

On July 30th, Detra Bannister blogged about the launch of the newly reorganized "Our Stories" section, which is quite exciting. Her goal was to make it more useful and user friendly. The section is now broken into categories in relation AFB CareerConnect's Career Cluster categories. Visit and read success stories about our mentors and other popular people who are blind or visually impaired. Find out about their work, training, job accommodations, and their path to employment. Read Detra's post now!

On July 1st, posted on the CareerConnect Blog, you can find the initial post about the launch of the Lesson Plans for Teachers and Professionals section. That is right, AFB CareerConnect is bringing you lesson plans on career exploration and navigating the employment process. The first set of lessons were designed by Shannon Carrollo. Shannon was a transition specialist in Florida. She uses her creativity and knowledge of transition to design useful transitnon lesson specific to transition in the series, Journey to a Successful Work Experience. This series is just the beginning, as we build out this section. Look for more lessons in the coming months. Read the post now.

"It's Here!"

Detra Bannister has been working busily with our team to prepare the launch of the reorganized "Our Stories" section of CareerConnect. That is right, we have brought some organization to the section packed with Success Stories about successful mentors and persons who are blind or visually impaired. The section with our new categories related to types of careers and some additional categories. This section just launched, we were just itching to open the doors to it. Take a tour of the section and check out the new categories in the "Our Stories" section now.

In conjunction with the reorganization of the "Our Stories" section come new Career Clusters categories.

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